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toadstool

/ˈtoʊdˌstu(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
toad-stool
IPA
/ˈtoʊdˌstu(ə)l/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an amanita.

Etymology

From Middle English tode-stole, tadstol, taddestol, equivalent to toad + stool. Compare dialectal English frogstool (“toadstool”), Saterland Frisian Poagestoul (“mushroom”, literally “frog's stool”), Dutch paddenstoel.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtoʊdˌstu(ə)l/
  • British English: /ˈtəʊdˌstuːl/

Inflected Forms

toadstools (plural) toadestoole (alternative, obsolete) todestoole (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

toadstoollike

Phrases

toadstool disease toadstool leather coral

Frequently Paired Words

fungus fungi mushroom

Questions

How do you pronounce toadstool?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtoʊdˌstu(ə)l/.
What does toadstool mean?
Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an amanita.
Where does toadstool come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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